Ross Wilkins, the Glossary
Ross Wilkins (February 19, 1799 – May 17, 1872) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Michigan and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: American Revolutionary War, Andrew Jackson, Constitution of Michigan, Detroit, Dickinson College, Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit), John M. Snowden, John W. Longyear, John Wilkins Jr., List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson, List of former United States district courts, Major general (United States), Michigan Territory, Operation of law, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Pittsburgh, Quartermaster general, Reading law, Toledo War, United States Army, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, United States federal judge, United States Senate, University of Michigan, War of 1812, William Wilkins (American politician).
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Michigan
- United States federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
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Constitution of Michigan
The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the governing document of the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Dickinson College
Dickinson College is a private liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit)
Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit is one of Michigan's most important historic cemeteries. Ross Wilkins and Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit) are Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit).
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John M. Snowden
John Maugridge Snowden (January 13, 1776 – April 1, 1845) served as Mayor of Pittsburgh City from 1825 to 1828.
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John W. Longyear
John Wesley Longyear (October 22, 1820 – March 10, 1875) was a United States representative from Michigan and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Ross Wilkins and John W. Longyear are judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law.
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John Wilkins Jr.
John Wilkins Jr. (December 22, 1761 – April 20, 1816) was a United States Army officer who served as Quartermaster General of the United States Army from 1796 to 1802.
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List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Andrew Jackson during his term of office. Ross Wilkins and list of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson are United States federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson.
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List of former United States district courts
The following are former United States district courts, which ceased to exist because they were subdivided into smaller units.
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Major general (United States)
In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
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Michigan Territory
The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan.
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Operation of law
The phrase "by operation of law" is a legal term that indicates that a right or liability has been created for a party, irrespective of the intent of that party, because it is dictated by existing legal principles.
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Quartermaster general
A quartermaster general is the staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army and is in charge of quartermaster units and personnel, i.e. those tasked with providing supplies for military forces and units. Ross Wilkins and quartermaster general are quartermasters.
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Reading law
Reading law was the primary method used in common law countries, particularly the United States, for people to prepare for and enter the legal profession before the advent of law schools.
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Toledo War
The Toledo War (1835–36), also known as the Michigan–Ohio War or the Ohio–Michigan War, was a boundary dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory of Michigan over what is now known as the Toledo Strip.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (in case citations, E.D. Mich.) is the federal district court with jurisdiction over of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of the State of Michigan.
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United States federal judge
In the United States, a federal judge is a judge who serves on a court established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America.
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William Wilkins (American politician)
William Wilkins (December 20, 1779 – June 23, 1865) was an American judge and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Jacksonian member of the United States Senate from 1831 to 1834 and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1843 to 1844. Ross Wilkins and William Wilkins (American politician) are Dickinson College alumni, Pennsylvania lawyers and United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law.
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See also
Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Michigan
- Ross Wilkins
United States federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson
- Andrew T. Judson
- Benjamin Johnson (judge)
- Benjamin Tappan
- George Adams (Mississippi judge)
- Henry Baldwin (judge)
- Humphrey H. Leavitt
- James M. Wayne
- Jesse Lynch Holman
- John Catron
- John McLean
- John Wilson Campbell
- List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson
- Matthew Harvey
- Morgan Welles Brown
- Peter V. Daniel
- Philip P. Barbour
- Powhatan Ellis
- Robert William Wells
- Roger B. Taney
- Ross Wilkins
- Samuel Hadden Harper
- Thomas Bell Monroe
- Thomas Irwin (American politician)
- Upton Scott Heath